These two Complaints involve the same domain name and the same Respondent. Accordingly, both have been considered together and one decision given. It is commonplace in many jurisdictions for a Court to consider two similar cases brought by different claimants against the same respondent, involving the same subject matter. One judgment is given in such cases, covering both Complaints. There is nothing in the UDRP to forbid such a procedure in an administrative proceeding under that Policy.

The First Complainant is AT&T Corp, a New York corporation having its principal place of business in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, U.S.A. It is represented by Mr A.C. Raul of Sidley & Austin of Washington DC, U.S.A. The Second Complainant is Viacom International Inc., a New York corporation with its principal place of business in New York, NY, U.S.A. It is represented by Mr Dennis Wilson of Keats McFarland & Wilson of Beverley Hills, California, U.S.A.

The Respondent in both Complaints is Beomjoon Park of 4/703 Jamwon Hanshin Apt., Jamwon, Seocho, Seoul, Republic of Korea. The Respondent has filed no Response to either Complaint and is not represented.

2. The Domain Name and Registrar

The domain name at issue in both Complaints is <attviacom.com>. The domain
name is registered with Network Solutions Inc., of Herndon. Virginia, U.S.A.
("NSI").

3. Procedural History

The First Complaint was received on January 24, 2001, (electronic version)
and January 26, 2001, (hard copy). The Second Complaint was received on
February 6, 2001, (electronic version) and February 8, 2001, (hard
copy). Both were received by the World Intellectual Property Organization and
Mediation Center ("WIPO Center"). The Second Complaint was filed
with knowledge of the First Complaint.

On January 29, 2001 and February 15, 2001, the usual requests for
Registrar verification were transmitted in respect of each Complaint by the
WIPO Center to NSI, requesting it to:

Confirm that a copy of the Complaint had been sent to it by the Complainant
as requested by WIPO Supplemental Rules for Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution
Policy ("Supplemental Rules"), paragraph 4(b).

Confirm that the domain name at issue is registered with NSI.

Confirm that the person identified as the Respondent is the current registrant
of the domain name.

Provide full contact details, i.e., postal address(es), telephone number(s),
facsimile number(s), email address(es), available in NSIís WHOIS database for
the registrant of the disputed domain name, the technical contact, the administrative
contact and the billing contact for the domain name.

Indicate the current status of the domain name.

On January 30, 2001 and February 15, 2001, NSI advised the Center
on each occasion that:

NSI had received a copy of the Complaint from the Complainants.

NSI is the Registrar of the disputed domain name.

The Respondent at the address above is shown as the "current registrant"
of the disputed domain name.

The Respondent is also shown as the administrative and billing contact.

NSIís 5.0 Service Agreement applies to the domain name.

The domain name registration is in "Active" status.

NSI has currently incorporated in its agreements the Uniform Domain Name Dispute
Resolution Policy adopted by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers ("ICANN").

The advice from NSI that the Respondent is the "current registrant"
of the domain name in question and that the domain name is in "active"
status indicates the Respondent has not requested that the domain name at issue
be deleted from the domain name database. The Respondent has not sought
to terminate the agreement with NSI. Accordingly, the Respondent is bound by
the provisions of NSIís Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, i.e., the ICANN
policy. The Respondent has not challenged the jurisdiction of the Panel.

Having verified that the First Complaint satisfied the formal requirements
of the Uniform Policy and the Uniform Rules, the WIPO Center, on February 1,
2001, transmitted by post-courier and by email a Notification of Complaint and
Commencement of Administrative Proceeding to the Respondent. A copy of the First
Complaint was also emailed to the Registrar and ICANN. The same process was
followed with the Second Complaint commencing February 19, 2001.

The Complainants elected to have their respective Complaints resolved by a
single panel member: Both duly paid the amount required to the WIPO Center.

The Respondent was advised that a Response to both Complaints was required
within 20 calendar days. The Respondent was advised that any Response should
be communicated, in accordance with the Rules, by four sets of hard copy and
by email. No proper Response was filed by the Respondent to either Complaint.

In respect of the First Complaint, there were communications between WIPO
Center, the respondent and his representative in Gangseogu, Republic of
Korea, a Mr. Sang-Wouk Woo. A document in Korean was forwarded on February 19,
2001. This may have been a Response. The Respondent and his agent were advised
by WIPO Center that English was the language of the administrative proceeding
and a translation of the document in Korean was requested. No translation was
forthcoming. A Notice of Respondent Default was issued in respect of the Second
Complaint on March 16, 2001.

On March 5, 2001, the WIPO Center invited the Honorable Sir Ian Barker
QC of Auckland, New Zealand to serve as Sole Panelist in both cases. It
transmitted to him statements of acceptance and requested declarations of impartiality
and independence.

On March 5, 2001, the Honorable Sir Ian Barker QC advised his
acceptance and forwarded to the WIPO Center his statements of impartiality and
independence. The Panelist finds that the Administrative Panel was properly
constituted in accordance with the Rules and the Supplemental Rules in respect
of each Complaint.

On March 26, 2001, WIPO Center forwarded to the Honorable Sir Ian Barker
QC by courier the relevant submissions and the record. In terms of Rule 5(b),
in the absence of exceptional circumstances, the Panel was required to forward
its decision by April 8, 2001.

The Panel has independently determined and agrees with the assessment of WIPO
Center that each Complaint meets the formal requirements of the Rules for Uniform
Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy as approved by ICANN on October 24,
1999, ("the Rules") and the Supplemental Rules.

The language of the administrative proceeding is English, being the language
of the registration agreement. On March 26, 2001, the Respondent complained
to WIPO Center about the documentation being in English, which language he claimed
he did not understand. The Panel comments on these allegations.

(a) The Respondent chose both to avail himself of registration of a domain
name in an English-speaking country and to enter into a contract that requires
disputes relating to that domain name to be conducted in the English language.

(b) Some of the Respondentís correspondence and the statements on his website
which speculated about a merger between the two Complainants show some familiarity
with the English language.

(c) The Panel takes judicial notice from other WIPO cases and from general
knowledge that many persons in Korea are able to speak English and that suitable
translators exist in that country.

Accordingly, like the learned Panelist in Viacom International Inc. v Sung
Wook Choi et enor (WIPO Case No. D2000-1114),
this Panel considers that there has been no breach of natural justice to the
Respondent.

4. Factual Background

The First Complainant, AT&T, has been selling telecommunication goods and
services for over a century under the name "AT&T" or phrases that
combine "AT&T" or "ATT" with other words. It has invested
hundreds of millions of dollars in many countries, including Korea where the
Respondent operates. In 1995, it received a US$540 million contract to
supply wireless network equipment to Korea Mobile Telecom with 6 million
customers. In 1997, it designed telecommunications at Indon International Airport.
It also has websites aimed at Korean internet users.

The First Complainant has rights to a U.S.-registered trademark for the mark
"AT&T", which was registered in Korea on June 3, 1986. It
has filed in the U.S. for the trademark ATT.COM and owns a domain name <att.com>.
It is well known that an ampersand is not allowed as part of a domain name.
The AT&T mark is known worldwide.

The Second Complainant Viacom started in 1971 handling CBS domestic cable television
interests and syndications worldwide. Through a wide array of businesses and
different forms of media, it operates extensively in many countries.

The Second Complainant has owned and still owns trademark registrations for
the Viacom mark in 80 countries, including the United States and Korea.
It has been active in Korea for a number of years. It has used the Viacom mark
both on the internet and in the credits in broadcast programs and other advertisements.
The mark "Viacom" was first registered in the United States in 1975
and in Korea in 1996.

The Respondent registered the domain name <attviacom.com> on January 12,
2000. In his response to the First Complainantís series of "cease
and desist" letters, which began on May 15, 2000, and in subsequent
emails, the Respondent sought to extract payment from the First Complainant
in return for a transfer of the name. He made no response to the Second Complainantís
"cease and desist" letter of December 20, 2000. On January 8,
2001, the Second Complainant learned that the Respondent had sought to auction
the domain name on the internet under the heading: "Will AT&T and Viacom
be merged?". He sought an initial bid of $100,000.00.

5. Partiesí Contentions

The Complainants allege that the domain name, by combining two famous marks
known worldwide, creates confusing similarity with the marks of both of them.
A finding of confusing similarity cannot be avoided by adding a common or generic
term to a mark (see Viacom et al v Affinity Multimedia, WIPO
Case No. D2000-1253). Reference was also made to WIPO
Case No. D2000-0553, where the transfer to AT&T was ordered of the domain
names <attmexico.com> and <att-latinamerica.com>.

Both Complainants submit that visitors to the website could be confused into
thinking that the domain name is a site owned and maintained by them jointly
to promote products and services. Reference was also made to this Panelistís
decision in AT&T Corp v Tala Alamuddin (WIPO
Case No. D2000-0249), in which transfer was ordered of the name <ATT2000.com>.

The Respondent has no legitimate interest in the domain name. None has been
asserted.

The Respondent has registered and is using the name in bad faith. His conduct
indicates that he registered the domain name either to sell it for a profit
or else to "lock it up" against any future merger of the Complainants.
They point to the WIPO Case No. D2000-0915,
Compaňia de RadiocomuniÁationes Movites.
and BellSouth Corporation v Bolinhas. There, the combination of two
famous marks Movicom and BellSouth into a domain name by a party unconnected
with either, was taken to show bad faith registration. There is also the evidence
of the Respondentís clear wish to sell the name and/or to auction it.

The Respondent made no submissions in respect of either Complaint.

6. Discussion and Findings

Paragraph 15(a) of the Rules instructs the Panel to:

"decide a complaint on the basis of the statements and documents submitted
in accordance with the policy, these rules and any rules and principles of law
that it deems applicable."

The burden for the Complainants, under paragraph 4(a) of the ICANN Policy,
is to show:

- That the domain name registered by the Respondent is identical or confusingly
similar to a trademark or service mark in which the Complainants have rights;
and

- That the Respondent has no legitimate interests in respect of the domain
name; and

- That the domain name has been registered and used in bad faith.

The domain name <attviacom.com> in the judgment of the Panel, is confusingly
similar to the marks of both Complainants. The combination of two famous marks
has a great potential to confuse internet users into believing that the website
is some sort of co-operative venture between the Complainants.

The Panel also refers to SMS Demag v Seung Gon Kim (WIPO
Case No. D2000-1434), where the name <SMSdemag.com>, a combination
of the famous marks of two merging companies, was ordered to be transferred
to the merged entity. Likewise London Metal Exchange Ltd v Hussain (WIPO
Case No. D2000-1388,) and Pharmacia & Upjohn v Monsantopharmacia.com.
Inc. (WIPO Case No. D2000-0446).

The Panel decides that the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests
in the domain name at issue. The Respondent has never suggested to the contrary.
The Panel so decides. The Respondent has offered no evidence that he is known
by the disputed domain name.

Paragraph 4(b) of the ICANN Policy states:

"For the purposes of paragraph 4(a)(iii), the following circumstances,
in particular but without limitation, if found by the Panel to be present, shall
be evidence of the registration and use of a domain name in bad faith:

(i) circumstances indicating that you have registered or you have acquired
the domain name primarily for the purpose of selling, renting, or otherwise
transferring the domain name registration to the complainant who is the owner
of the trademark or service mark or to a competitor of that complainant, for
valuable consideration in excess of your documented out-of-pocket costs directly
related to the domain name; or

(ii) you have registered the domain name in order to prevent the owner of the
trademark or service mark from reflecting the mark in a corresponding domain
name, provided that you have engaged in a pattern of such conduct; or

(iii) you have registered the domain name primarily for the purpose of disrupting
the business of a competitor; or

(iv) by using the domain name, you have intentionally attempted to attract,
for commercial gain, Internet users to your web site or other on-line location,
by creating a likelihood of confusion with the complainantís mark as to
the source, sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement of your web site or location
or of a product or service on your web site or location."

It should be noted that the circumstances of bad faith are not limited to the
above.

The Panel considers that the Respondent has registered and used the domain
name in "bad faith" for the reasons set out in the summary of
the Complainantsí submissions. There has clearly been a cynical attempt by the
Respondent to use in a speculative way a combination of two famous marks in
the entertainment industry. Bad faith registration and use are clearly shown.
The Respondent has either ignored the "cease and desist" letters sent
by one Complainant or replied to the other with a cheeky offer to sell and/or
as a meritless justification for his conduct. He must have known of the fame
of the Complainantsí mark at the time of registration. His continued use is
in bad faith, is also obvious from his attempt to auction the name.

Accordingly, for all the various reasons discussed above, the Panel finds that
the domain name has been registered and is being used by the Respondent in bad
faith.

7. Decision

For the foregoing reasons, the Panel decides:

(a) That the domain name registered by the Respondent is confusingly similar
to the trademark to which the Complainants both have rights;

(b) That the Respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in respect of
the domain name; and

(c) That the Respondentís domain name has been registered and is being used
in bad faith.

Accordingly, pursuant to paragraph 4(i) of the Policy, the Panel requires that
the registration of the domain name <attviacom.com> be cancelled.